"In less than 24 hours," writes Microsoft in the press section of its Gamerscore blog, "the world will find out who is poised to lead the United States as its next President. Over the Halloween weekend, thousands were able to cast an early, unofficial “vote” on Xbox LIVE. The tallied results provide a unique exit poll, emphasizing where the youth votes could fall this historic day."

And here they are...

According to Microsoft:

These results follow a series of election-related polls hosted on Xbox LIVE. See below for more details, including another CNN poll captured during the same timeframe. While the Xbox undecideds still remain markedly higher than those in the CNN poll, the majority of the undecided voters broke for Obama between the two polls, with his numbers increasing 10 percentage points between Sept. 19 and Oct. 31.

Hit this link for earlier polling data, including an issues poll that Microsoft says "indicates while the economy/jobs are at the top of gamers’ minds, this is far more than a one-issue race."

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